Trump says he is &apos;doing military a great favour&apos; with transgender troop ban

Banning transgender people from serving in the American military would be “doing the military a great favour,” Donald Trump has said – a statement undercut by resistance to the proposal from current and former servicemembers. Mr Trump was seeking to defend his controversial prohibition on transgender troops, which he announced on Twitter to the reported surprise of military officials. After claiming to enjoy “great support from that community,” an apparent reference to transgender Americans, Mr Trump framed the proposal as a gift to the armed forces.

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